Leslie couldn’t decide if she wanted to be rider or full time passenger. Back in 1996 she took the MSF course and got her license, but didn’t really start riding until 1997 when her husband Steve (Ace) got a new Gold Wing. Since they were living in Michigan and Steve always rode year-round, he kept his old Gold Wing and put the sidecar on it for those icy days. When Steve wasn’t riding the sidecar bike it allowed Leslie to get use to riding without worrying about falling over!

A few years later Leslie and Steve decided to get away from riding as family obligations started taking up too much time. Their son and a daughter are now grown and have given them 5 grand children, all of whom live out of state.

In 2004 Leslie got the “bug” to ride again and found a Kawasaki Vulcan 500 to get her started. By 2006 Leslie was ready for a bigger bike and her husband talked her into getting a Gold Wing. Now, they have matching 2003 GL1800’s. Leslie joined the Gold Angels in January 2009 as a performer when her husband joined the team as a rider.